Digital version of NBA 2K18 for Switch still on track for launch, physical version pushed to the fall

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Nuvendil said:

monocle_layton said:

2k16 was actually my first basketball game since the OG xbox. Afterwords I just stuck to nba jam.

 

Seeing it take up 65gb of my 500gb hard drive just got me irritated. 2k17 was somehow even bigger. There is no reason why a game like xenoblade x is 32gb while a basketball game continues to bloat up to ridiculous levels. 

It really is a shameful display.  It's literally a "because we can get away with it" thing.  Basically, they figure that since mandatory installs are a thing on PS4 and Xbone, they are free of any obligation to optimize file sizes.  And if it results in frustration and problems for users, oh well, not their problem.

Mandatory installs has turned into a grudge for me. It's irritating how they're installed, and yet you still need the disc whenever you want to play. i'd rather just get my Switch and not worry about any of this. At least Nintendo actually compresses their games